My musings these days have been swirling around a question of enough and my pursuit of its answer. When did enough stop being enough? It seems as if there is never enough for us to be content, yet if you look at the bigger picture, there is often more than enough to meet our needs….
While we have only now fully emerged into spring, I am already finding myself preparing for summer activities and making decisions about our schedules for fall. I’m not sure how we got here so quickly. When the boys were little, I loved planning for summers. I would make summer binders with printed calendars and space…
The previous owner of the home we now live in was a master gardener. The backyard was beautifully landscaped, including a butterfly garden and a plot for a vegetable garden. I was so excited to have a space for gardening. However, it didn’t take long after moving in to realize that it required a lot…
Have you noticed how hard things tend to happen in clusters, some say in threes? The dishwasher breaks, the garage door won’t open, and of course, you get a flat tire. But those are just minor annoyances. Perhaps, you are in the midst of a challenging season of parenting when a dear friend finds out…
The word gathering is defined by Merriam-Webster as assembly, abscess, collecting of food or raw materials from the wild, collection, or compilation. While technically correct, this definition does not express the depth of what gathering has the potential to achieve. And while the word gathering does not require a collection of people or food, I’ve…
The brave who focus on all things good and all things beautiful and all things true, even in the small, who give thanks for it and discover joy even in the here and now, they are the change agents who bring fullest Light to all the world. Ann Voskamp Are we brave enough to travel…
